Vernon Ayres
# Vernon Ayres

Thomas Vernon Ayres (April 27, 1909 – February 18, 1968) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. Ayres played six seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Americans, Montreal Maroons, St. Louis Eagles and New York Rangers and twelve seasons of professional ice hockey overall.

## Career statistics

### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
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| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1927–28 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA | 9 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1928–29 | Toronto Parkdale Canoe Club | OHA | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1929–30 | Toronto Young Rangers | OHA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1929–30 | Toronto Stockyards | TMHL | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1930–31 | New York Americans | NHL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1930–31 | New Haven Eagles | Can-Am | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1931–32 | New York Americans | NHL | 45 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 82 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1932–33 | New York Americans | NHL | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Montreal Maroons | NHL | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1933–34 | Quebec Castors | Can-Am | 29 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1934–35 | St. Louis Eagles | NHL | 47 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | New York Rangers | NHL | 28 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1935–36 | Philadelphia Ramblers | Can-Am | 20 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 1936–37 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 49 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937–38 | Philadelphia Ramblers | IAHL | 44 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 1938–39 | Hershey Bears | IAHL | 52 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1939–40 | Pittsburgh Hornets | IAHL | 54 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940–41 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 38 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1941–42 | St. Louis Flyers | AHA | 45 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| IAHL/AHL totals | IAHL/AHL totals | IAHL/AHL totals | 282 | 11 | 49 | 60 | 190 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 211 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — |
